aqcic

Kabyle

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Cognate with Northern Saharan Berber (Ouargli) akcic (“child, boy”), and Tashelhit aqcic (“child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aqʃiʃ/

Noun

aqcic m (plural arrac or iqcicen, feminine equivalent taqcict)

  1. child, boy
    Synonyms: agrud, aqrur, ameččuk, abɣur

Inflection

Inflection of aqcic
singular plural
free state aqcic arrac, iqcicen
annexed state weqcic warrac, yeqcicen

Notes

The plural iqcicen is rare and generally only used in expressions.

References

  • Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal‎[1], retrieved 2025
  • Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
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